The Cronut creator drew inspiration from his baking when it came to his first fashion collab, with the design based on the essentials in his famed pastries. Ansel was excited to collaborate with Koio on the sneaker, recognizing the parallels of what he creates and creating sneakers.

“In both instances, we start off with the same materials or ingredients almost every time, but work to create magic through our design in the way those ingredients are measured and incorporated,” says Dominique Ansel.

The look of the shoes was said to be inspired by flour, sugar, eggs and butter: "the core ingredients in a classic French croissant."
(Koio)